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#B616BC

#b616bc ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#b616bc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 8.63% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.19% cyan, 88.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 297.83°, with 79.05% saturation and 41.18% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.19.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1415

Complementary

  1. #b616bc
  2. #1cbc16

Split complementary

  1. #b616bc
  2. #6fbc16
  3. #16bc63

Analogous

  1. #6316bc
  2. #b616bc
  3. #bc166f

Triadic

  1. #b616bc
  2. #bcb616
  3. #16bcb6

Tetradic

  1. #b616bc
  2. #bc161c
  3. #1cbc16
  4. #16bcb6

Square

  1. #b616bc
  2. #bc6316
  3. #1cbc16
  4. #166fbc

Monochromatic

  1. #310633
  2. #740e78
  3. #b616bc
  4. #e137e8
  5. #eb7bf0

Shades

#b616bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b616bc
  2. #a414a9
  3. #921296
  4. #7f0f84
  5. #6d0d71
  6. #5b0b5e
  7. #49094b
  8. #370738
  9. #240426
  10. #120213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b616bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b616bc
  2. #bd2dc3
  3. #c545c9
  4. #cc5cd0
  5. #d373d7
  6. #db8bde
  7. #e2a2e4
  8. #e9b9eb
  9. #f0d0f2
  10. #f8e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b616bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b616bc
  2. #b121b6
  3. #ab2bb0
  4. #a636aa
  5. #a040a4
  6. #9b4b9e
  7. #965698
  8. #906092
  9. #8b6b8c
  10. #857586
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5492 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #486fb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb3c70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #744abe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8359ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b93194 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b616bc {
  color: #b616bc;
}
Background
.bg-b616bc {
  background-color: #b616bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b616bc {
  border: 2px solid #b616bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b616bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 22 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b616bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b616bc, #bc166f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b616bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 22 188 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.19 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.55 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.21 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.24 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.06 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.15 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.22 #49e943 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#b616bc  rgb(182, 22, 188)  hsl(298, 79%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#1cbc16  rgb(28, 188, 22)  hsl(118, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#bcb616  rgb(188, 182, 22)  hsl(58, 79%, 41%)  Old Gold
#16bcb6  rgb(22, 188, 182)  hsl(178, 79%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue